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Tokyo Banana And Kitkat Team Up To Offer Limited-Edition Caramel Banana Kitkats

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SORA NEWS
 
The smash hit taste sensation is back! In KitKat form! Again!
Tokyo Banana is one of, if not the most famous souvenir one can buy when visiting Tokyo. While tourists from outside the country may set their sights on various flavors of Pocky, skewers of chewy dango dumplings or red bean...

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Ramen-Flavor Shaved Ice Is Coming To Tokyo Just In Time For The Summer Heat

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Forget cherry or lemon, this is the frozen treat we want.
If you’re anything like us, it’s hard enough to go even one full day without eating ramen, so skipping them for an entire season is absolutely out of the question. That presents a problem at this time of year, because summer in...

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Lemon Cheesecake Mochi Ice Cream Is Delightful Twist On Beloved Classic

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Yukimi Daifuku is a very popular brand of mochi ice cream in Japan. In its standard flavor, it consists of vanilla ice cream wrapped inside a thin layer of chewy mochi rice cake. However, just like many other ice cream desserts, they come in other flavors. Some of the stando...

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Magical Yokai From Edo Period With Powers Against Sickness Makes Appearance As Cute Doughnut

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In these trying times, no one can be blamed for trying to get as much help as possible to keep safe from coronavirus, even if it’s from a mythical yokai.
Since last month, numerous images of the yokai, or supernatual spirit, known as Amabie have been popping up on the Japanese Interne...

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Yoghurt Sake Is The Newest Japanese Kitkat We Need To Get Our Hands On Right Now

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There’s a brand new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.
Ever since Nestlé Japan released the world’s first-ever Sake KitKat back in 2016, the chocolate giant has been infusing KitKats with other popular Japanese tipples, including plum and yuzu liqueurs.
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Kitkat Mcflurry Comes To Mcdonald’s Japan With Commercial Starring Japanese Idol

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After a seven-year hiatus, the popular chocolate brand is teaming up with the fast food giant for a limited time. 
If there’s one thing McDonald’s excels at more than flipping burgers, it’s marketing. From their unusual gold fries prize contests to the curiously named Adult Cream Pie,...

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It’s A Cherry Blossom Party In Your Mouth With Sakura Matcha Pocky!

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Sakura are ready to bloom on your taste buds even before the start of spring.
The cherry blossom forecast for 2020 is predicting sakura season to start earlier than usual this year, as if Japan’s collective love for the iconic flowers is causing them to burst into being extra quickly....

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Three Of Japan’s Best Whiskies Are About To Disappear As Nikka Shortages Loom

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Japanese whiskies continue to taste too good for their own existence.
These days, just about everyone knows that Suntory and Kirin make whisky, thanks to their glowing reviews and international marketing muscle (including Suntory’s high-profile placement in Lost in Translation). Ask w...

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Tokyo Food Budget Savior: All-You-Can Eat Yakiniku, Every Night For Less Than Four Bucks

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Japan’s most popular yakiniku chain has an unbelievable deal that makes it seem crazy to eat anywhere else.
In Japan, yakiniku, a.k.a. Korean barbecue, is generally a luxury dining option. Meat is relatively expensive in Japan, so making an entire meal out of grilled beef and pork is ...

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Japanese Bakery Serves Up Fluffy And Sweet Mt Fuji Bread

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese bakeries often offer a wide variety of flavored breads, but sometimes its the shape of the loaf that steals the show, as seen recently with extra fluffy kitty and corgi butt bread.
Now thanks to a newly opened bakery in Fujikawaguchiko, travelers taking in splendid ...

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